The Elmwood Royals's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Ottawa-Glandorf Titans at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Elmwood came up short against Van Buren on Wednesday, falling 3-0.
While Elmwood was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Van Buren's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-16, 25-19.
Elmwood's defeat came about despite a quality game from Madi Lee, who had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, Ottawa-Glandorf entered their tilt with Defiance on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Bulldogs 3-0.
Ottawa-Glandorf never let Defiance on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-22, 25-21.
Among those leading the charge was Greta Liebrecht, who had ten digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last ten matchups.
Ottawa-Glandorf was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matches.
Elmwood dropped their record down to 3-19 with the loss, which was their tenth straight on the road. As for Ottawa-Glandorf, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season.
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